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Registered charity · No. 1096003 · County DurhamiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Down's Syndrome North East

Income
£91k
▲ 4.6% on 2024
Expenditure
£78k
▲ 38.2% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
10
9.2y av 9 of 10 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
36
▲ 13 volunteers on 2024
How am I connected?

Overview

Down's Syndrome North East's network

10 people2 organisationsi10 listed on the board. 2 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Down's Syndrome North East. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

10 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Mrs S BeltonChair2015
11 yrs
Caroline TurnerTrustee2019
7 yrs
Eleanor BaggaleyTrustee2021
5 yrs
Melanie Jayne AtkinsonTrustee2016
10 yrs
Michelle VartyTrustee2019
7 yrs
Mr A MarshallTrustee2015
11 yrs
Mrs L BondTrustee2015
11 yrs
Mrs L DixonTrustee
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 10 →

Board

The board

10 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Mrs S BeltonChair2015
11 yrs
Caroline TurnerTrustee2019
7 yrs
Eleanor BaggaleyTrustee2021
5 yrs
Melanie Jayne AtkinsonTrustee2016
10 yrs
Michelle VartyTrustee2019
7 yrs
Mr A MarshallTrustee2015
11 yrs
Mrs L BondTrustee2015
11 yrs
Mrs L DixonTrustee
Mrs N RamsayTrustee2015
11 yrs
Susanne HodgsonTrustee2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
8.9y
median 10y
Longest tenure
11y
since 2015
Years in governance
8.2y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 9 on the board

10 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

Portfolio (1)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 10Environment/conservation/heritage 1The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Down's Syndrome North East. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£100k20252024202320222021£91.29k£77.95k£14.58k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Down's Syndrome North East has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£15.65k£42.95k£71.44k£87.26k£91.29k
Total expenditure£17.21k£44.49k£81.93k£56.39k£77.95k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported£14.58kNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Down's Syndrome North East has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 20263 December 20253 December 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202431 January 20255 December 20245 December 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202331 January 202413 December 202313 December 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202231 January 20233 November 20223 November 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202131 January 202223 December 2021Not requiredOn timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

4 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 5 November 2004 to 14 February 2024.
Total from published grants
£134k
£133,714
Grants
4
published to 360Giving
Funders
2
distinct funders
Latest grant
Feb 2024
14 February 2024

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

2 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
The National Lottery Community Fund2£132,1142004
Freemasons' Charity2£1,6002023 to 2024

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
14 February 2024Freemasons' CharityFreemasons' Charity Matched Funding£600
13 February 2023Freemasons' CharityFreemasons' Charity Matched Funding£1,000
10 November 2004The National Lottery Community FundDevelopment Worker£130,114
5 November 2004The National Lottery Community FundNumicon Conference£2,000

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME BY THE PROVISION FOR SUCH PEOPLE OF FACILITIES, SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL MAXIMISE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

What it does

  • Disability

Who it helps

  • People with disabilities

How it helps

  • Provides human resources
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
Local authorities: Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Durham, Northumberland, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-tees, Darlington
Area of benefit
NORTH EAST ENGLAND AS COMPRISING THE COUNTIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM AND THE ADMINISRATIVE AREAS OF TYNE & WEAR AND TEESIDE. as filed
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16 OCTOBER 2002 as amended on 13 Feb 2022 as amended on 29 Jun 2022 as filed
Register history
  • 17 February 2003Registered

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.dsne.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2003

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